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Martine Dennis is the main anchor on BBC World's new European Breakfast programming.

Born on the 29th January 1961 in London she studied English and American Studies from 1979-82 at Keele University in England.

Martine was a radio news trainee at LBC/IRN in London in 1983. She covered the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Nassau, the Bahamas in 1985 interviewing Rajiv Ghandi, Mrs Thatcher and Edward Seaga.

She joined BBC World Service Radio at the United Nations, New York in 1985, covering the Iran- Iraq war and interviewing many world leaders.

In 1987 she became a presenter-producer for 'Focus on Africa', the BBC African Service, based at Bush House in London and in 1989 Martine became a presenter, reporter and producer at Sky News, London. In 1991 she moved to South Africa as a freelance reporter in Johannesburg, covering South Africa's first democratic election.

In 1994 she became the presenter of Carte Blanche, South Africa's top weekly current affairs feature programme. In 1995, Martine returned to London to work on current affairs programmes, including Correspondent.

In 1996 she became a presenter for BBC World and London correspondent for Front Row the South African entertainment show.

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